Course Overview

The purpose of this training is to teach Physician Power Users to efficiently use an EMR, which includes documenting notes, placing orders, and personalizing the tools for the individual workflows used in patient care.

Elements of Competence

This CE activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties area of systems-based practice, the Institute of Medicine competency of quality improvement, and the interprofessional competency of roles and responsibilities.

Statement of Need and Purpose

The purpose of this training is to demonstrate efficiencies in EMR configuration, in order to accommodate patient workflows in specialty and sub-specialty areas. Specifically, the courses will show learners how to personalize the tools they use in documentation, placing orders, and messaging about patient care.

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians in specialty and sub-specialty areas using the Epic EMR in their daily practice.

Learning Objectives

Following this training the participant will be able to:

Identify the tools Epic offers to measure how efficiently a person uses the system.

Planning Committee

Kim Sprecker – Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Policy on Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this CE activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests* in order to allow CE staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). For this educational activity all conflicts of interests have been resolved and the following individuals indicated that they do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose: Kim Sprecker, Sara Stevenson, Andy Stoffels, Mark Henkelmann, Mark Phelan, John Nelson, Howard Bregman.

* The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP and Epic. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.